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"The impact of cash transfer programs on the accumulation of human capital is a topic of great policy importance. An attendant question is whether program effects are larger when transfers are "conditioned" on certain behaviors, such as a requirement that households enroll their children in...
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This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and … equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of …, making it a policy to invest in human capital through education must be a priority. The low levels of foundational literacy …
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et des résultats de l’éducation. Malgré lesinitiatives positives de la Mauritanie, la richesse encapital humain par …’être s’ils avaient bénéficiéd'une éducation complète et d’une santé optimale.Augmenter la productivité des mauritaniens …
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"The importance of distributional issues in policymaking creates a need for empirical tools to assess the social impact of economic shocks and policies. This paper reviews some of the modeling approaches that are currently in use at the World Bank and other international financial institutions....
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programs; extending illiteracy programs and improving education services, and pursuing municipal decentralization, state …
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factors, such as level of education, larger families, or families headed by women, and employment opportunities. Evidence … educational coverage, for the combination of the three social sector deficit measures of poverty - education, health, and housing …
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and supplies program), indirect subsidies (energy, water, and public transport), and in-kind benefits on education and … and supplies program), indirect subsidies (energy, water, and public transport), and in-kind benefits on education and …
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This Education Sector Study (ESS) is the World Bank's response to the need for a comprehensive study of Turkey …'s education system, in light of the dramatic changes that are sure to alter the country's social and economic landscape over the … next decade. The study was prepared in association with the Education Reform Initiative of the Istanbul Policy Center on …
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